Practice Management: Page 639

Bill to delay SGR cut inches forward
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation in the U.S. Senate that would delay the implementation of a 21% cut in Medicare reimbursement passed a key hurdle on April 12.
April 13, 2010
Aribex settles x-ray patent case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld x-ray developer Aribex has settled a patent infringement case with Sigma Biomedics of Prospect Heights, IL; Dentalaire Products International of Fountain Valley, CA; and Digimed of Moscow.
April 13, 2010
SNM nets AHRQ grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM has received a $48,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to hold a conference to develop research on the comparative effectiveness of PET and other molecular imaging techniques.
April 13, 2010
ACR offers imaging appropriateness app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has announced the availability of a smartphone application that provides physicians with instant point-of-care access to evidence-based clinical guidance for imaging decisions.
April 13, 2010
Rad therapy groups support FDA review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology and the two major trade associations representing manufacturers of diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology equipment have issued statements supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new initiative to improve the safety of radiation therapy devices.
April 12, 2010
CynergisTek rolls out security service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CynergisTek has launched its HIPAA/HITECH Security Compliance Review service for small hospitals.
April 12, 2010
GMI buys Trident Imaging Services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound service provider Global Medical Imaging (GMI) has acquired Trident Imaging Services of League City, TX.
April 12, 2010
VA saved billions with enterprise HIT investment
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) initiative to implement healthcare IT more than 20 years ago has paid off impressively. By 2007, the agency had saved a cumulative $3.09 billion, and it's currently saving nearly $700 million annually, according to a study published in the April issue of Health Affairs.
April 12, 2010
The Profit Center: Part 13 -- Radiology as factory work?
By Mark F. Weiss
Are radiologists succumbing to a factory-worker mentality? Such thinking is dangerous, according to healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. In this edition of the Profit Center, he offers ways for radiologists to change this mentality and move from being treated as a commodity to being treated as a unique resource.
April 12, 2010
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Hispanics have less access to colon screening
By Brian Casey
A study published online April 12 in Cancer indicates that Hispanics have less access to colon screening services, which may explain why Hispanics are less likely to undergo colon cancer screening than non-Hispanic whites.
April 11, 2010
Accuray names new board chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray has named Louis Lavigne Jr. as chairperson of its board of directors.
April 11, 2010
Spanish study finds speech recognition saves time, money
By Erik L. Ridley
A large study of speech recognition that included nearly 140,000 reports has confirmed the technology's ability to dramatically reduce report turnaround time while saving money. Researchers found that speech recognition slashed turnaround time from about 5.5 hours with conventional transcription to just over one hour.
April 11, 2010
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